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- Ruby West Jackson: My husband Lloyd Jackson and I
had the opportunity to come to Racine.
My husband ran as the first Black alderman
in the city of Racine.
And he won.
Out of that came a group of us
who wanted to see a community center built
in the African-American neighborhood,
replacing the Racine City Center.
We decided that we would take our children
over to the newly built Humble Park Community Center.
They brought in the race riot police.
There was some confrontation outside
with people throwing bricks.
As a result of that confrontation,
we now have the John Bryant Center
on Roosevelt Park in Racine,
the most integrated community center in the city.
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